L-3 Link’s Asian Aviation Training Centre Achieves Key Certifications

L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced today that its Asian Aviation Training Centre (AATC) has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Level D certification on its Airbus 330 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) and FTD 1 qualification on its A320/A330 Airbus Pilot Transition (APT) trainer. AATC is located in Bangkok, Thailand, near Suvarnabhumi International Airport.

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Level D Certification

“Achieving these EASA certifications underscores our commitment toward making L-3 Link’s Asian Aviation Training Centre the premier flight training facility serving the region,” said Lenny Genna, president of L-3 Link. “Our modern range of training systems at AATC meets the latest technical standards and is enabling L-3 Link to offer training that is tailor-made to meet airline requirements.”

The A330 Flight Systems Training Devices (FSTDs) represent Airbus Standard 2.4 and are fully configurable to simulate any A330-200 aircraft variant with Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce or GE engines and using either GE/Thales or Honeywell Flight Management Guidance Systems. The A330 FFS, which is built on L-3 Link’s latest-generation RealitySeven™ simulation product line, is equipped with RSI Visual Systems’ XT4 image generator and projectiondesign’s FL35 wqxga DLP® LED projection system.

The A320 APT is certified to Airbus Standard 1.7. This training device is fully configurable to simulate CFM or International Aero Engines.

L-3 Link Simulation & Training is a world leader in providing total training solutions for operators and maintainers across a wide range of military and civil aircraft platforms. L-3 Link’s innovative solutions provide a full spectrum of state-of-the-art training technologies, including high-fidelity immersive simulations, as well as distributed academic and interactive courseware. The company has delivered military and civil training systems to customer locations throughout North America, Europe, Asia and the Pacific Rim. L-3 Link is headquartered in Arlington, Texas, with key bases of operation in Binghamton, N.Y.; Orlando, Fla.; Oklahoma City, Okla.; Broken Arrow, Okla.; Phoenix, Ariz.; and Crawley, U.K. For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.link.com.